Definition of Gibbet
Gib´bet
n.
1.
1.
A
kind
of
gallows
;
an
upright
post
with
an
arm
projecting
from
the
top
,
on
which
,
formerly
,
malefactors
were
hanged
in
chains
,
and
their
bodies
allowed
to
remain
as
a
warning
.
2.
The
projecting
arm
of
a
crane
,
from
which
the
load
is
suspended
;
the
jib
.
v. t.
1.
To
hang
and
expose
on
a
gibbet
.
2.
To
expose
to
infamy
;
to
blacken
.
I
'
ll
gibbet
up
his
name
.
- Oldham.
Related Words
gallous
,
gallows
,
gallows
tree
,
gallows-tree
,
hang
,
string
up
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